Liquid-level register and alarm.



M. G. CRKS.

LQUD LEVEL REGISTER ND ALARM. APPLICATION ULEB) MAB.. 2o, 1914.

Patente Feb.

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pplicetion' filed Search 20, 19112;.

To ail whom t maycoaeem f Be it known that l, Mmm G". Oneens, a citizen of the United States, residing at *lvansville, in the county of 'vanderburg and State of indiana, have invented neuv and useful Improvements iii Liquiddierel Registers and Alarms, of which the followingis a specification.

This inventionv relates to a liquid level register and alarm for tanks, reservoirs and like receptacles, the object in View ybeing t0 produce simple and relii l means to automatically indicating or it level ot liquid in such tank of' i all times, and also audihly indicating the fact that the liquid lercl has reached a predetermined point, the inveuticii being )kiarticularly designed for use on motor vehicles to indicate honniany gallons of gasolene or other liquid fuel, or lubricating oil, remain in the tank.

A further object of the invention is to provide means adapting the mechanism to sound an alarm at any point found desirable so that it may lie set to sound' the alarm at any desired point in the liquid level. l

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the alarm mechanism may loc cut out.

A further object is to proridea tion of which may be easily adapted to tanks et different capacities.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construetion, combination and arrangement oi parts as Will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drau'fingszigure l is a vertical section through a 'tank or reservoir equipped with theipresentinvention. Fig. 2 is a `plan vieu' oi the same. Fig. 3-is a horizontal section on the line construc- 3-3otFigl. Fig. is a vertical section on-tne line ill ot Fig. L Fig. 5 is a detail IView of the arin on the revolulile shaft.

Referring to the drawings l designates a tank or reservoir ot any capacity and adapt- Arranged at any convenient point in the tank'l is a revelaole' vertical shaft 2 the lower end of Which is preferably conical or pointed as shown at 3 and supported in and by a bottom step 4 formed with a bearing for the which' may hetlie character above referred to shoes l? which are grooved at 'point or pla te Serial No. s.

leiter extremity otl the shaft 2, saic rtep being tastened ro vthe bottom wall ot' the tank.

lear unir/er end the shatt 2 is reduced as shown a 5 where through a st-uliinff hon (3. hof; said shaft if' and has adjais i arm S locate/l lsf-.lori a i a and another :irni or pointer l0." above said dia". arm t? the ,sv-:it

located adapted to I1 y 4 n or the alarm mechau 1in le the pointer or to more around th f; dial is shown as mounted in closing caso ll 'th a gn s cover if) to exclude Ltery and :in i1ior pane? enable registering mechanism i he olisert'ed at tim i he smart 2 three l. i #L tire or such tnre d i, 'ie

forni of greoves'an only once around the shale end thereof. The shaft is turned hy mean of a buoyant ruimer le preferably consist- .ingn of a block of cork suitably treated and protected Witn a coating of shellac or cement, the posit-ion of said runner beine: governed lhy the level of the liquid in the tank. The runner is provided with a ver- 'tical opening l5 entendi-iig theretiirough for the shaft and. said runner is orovide i -with fingers 16 which travel in the grooves i3 or" the shaft.

To prevent the runner from turning', it is provided at opposite sides thereof .iiiith i8 to embrace parallel'guide rods 1S? at opposit sides of the shaft Q and the runner ifi. The brackets l? are preferably fastened to the runner l hy means 'of bolts 2l extending through the runner and holding:r lith laraeliets.

Thealarrn mechanism comprises a rock shaft which is shown extending horizontally above the tank l and journaled in one side oi the dial case ll and also journaled in one side of an electric switch case lilithin the switch case, the shaft 92 is provided with arm 2lof insulating material such as fiber said arm Carrying' a tiexihle eentact which is adaitfud to be thrown into plate :'26, the said Contact with. another stationair with an erm which levy-mh fsm.

plates 25 and. 26 having assoea'e thezvewth Wi-res 28 and 29 0I". an eleete circuitinclud.- ing an aarm be 30 which may be placed on the dash of the Vehee 0i' other sutabe suppming element the machine. an -eddbiene switch 33. is povced Se 5mt the .operator may threw the "be @n ef eifeui; ate the soune., in odel to keep the 11 fing ubueuey At its other the pevde. he cese l ailn the pmb of the c 0. 'ijle Shaft 2. The arm S is in 1he femm of eeeiio es shown in Fig. 5 and as the shaft 2 e'voves,

sei@ arm 8 @emes in Contact with yhe erm e Tufts the mst'named zum, hedmg 1 eegated by reason of the lbroad sujffeee 0I fhe fi e0 weke the Shaft 22 and ele-ses the hun eeul by bmngmg he eeneet peme or; 3x3-limes 25 and The mi, may be S v 'um he rock shaft en@ seund :da 'e one, iwe, 'three 01' more gallons 0l qui@ emeln in 'the tank so that the aku-m may 'be salade-d et any seeete of preetermine peint, As he ee ef ehe quid fes, the hueye runner eseends an@ in se Qing it bums-'the shaft 2 ndxemer izo L hereby the pointer er i move eeun She face of The capacities: by merely "substituting a shaf 5f?,

emi gues l?) of the proper length; The

To nenem may be installed in anyienk by e -eeenene e? tcp and bottom e'fe eerm for tanks and the comprising e e'voluble shaft, e :non- 'uble buoyant fumier engaging said apr edaped as it ses and als with Lr... an'earm circuit, means actuated by seid afm te ,close said Circuit, said meme ncuing an electxc switch, anni a. fedi em'f @Trying one pole of the switch am hevmg an arm m the pete et the sha1-i1 level te turn said shfft, an arm o.

:in ",stmony whereof a-X my signature m presence of we 'Wlnesse MYLER GLEN GROOKQ.

"Witnesses z Je 11i SGHMALZBAUER, 

